This year’s most awaited film ‘Padmavati’ is facing opposition from many quarters in the country. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmavati’ has been facing constant opposition in the form of violence and threats from members of Rajput Karni Sena ever since they disrupted the shoot of the film in Jaipur earlier this year.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s epic saga, Padmavati, has been embroiled in controversies with Rajput Karni Sena objecting to the film’s release. The group does not want facts to be misrepresented in the film and thus, caused various disruptions while the film was being shot in Rajasthan.
As the film is heading to release on December 1, 2017, the troubles don’t seem to end any sooner instead witnessing increasing threats against the director of the film and the actors. From creating violence to slapping Bhansali, Karni Sena is leaving no stone unturned to put a ban on the flick. Despite the fact that Bhansali made a clarification of no scene between Rani Padmavati and Alauddin Khilji, Karni Sena’s goons are harassing the filmmakers.
Recently, the Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea seeking a stay on the release of Padmavati and said the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) considers all aspects before granting the certificate to any film.
Ranveer Singh, who played one of the important roles in the movie opened up about getting into the psyche of Alauddin Khilji, the controversy surrounding Padmavati and more in an interview. “It’s undoubtedly a very tough situation. I am most concerned about Sanjay sir. At this point, for him to go through all of this is extremely difficult considering the amount this man has suffered, sacrificed and [the way he] fought to make this film,” Ranveer said.
He added, “I am 200 percent with the film and I stand by it as well as Sanjay Leela Bhansali. I also stand by his vision for the film… Vis-a-vis the film, I can just request the audience and everybody else who have concerns about it to wait and watch the film. One shouldn’t doubt Sanjay sir; he is a magnificent film-maker and has tremendous respect for Indian culture and an enormous respect for Indian heritage and he will never intentionally hurt sentiments or do anything wrong. He is a good man with good intentions.”
Ranveer said that he is “really sad” to see the outrage against Padmavati and it is Sanjay Leela Bhansali who is the most affected by the situation. “He wanted to make a film that the entire country can be proud of… I feel bad for a man whose efforts and good intentions have been kept aside. I just want to meet him and give him a hug.”
The usually vocal actor has kept mum so far on the controversy surrounding his upcoming film. Ranveer reasoned, “Anything I say or write on Twitter – despite it not having anything to do with the situation – may get misconstrued and is further distorted. It could unintentionally harm sentiments because who knows what is going to be picked up that someone might take offense to. I feel audiences should now see Alauddin Khilji on screen only.”
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